Double Journal Entry #1

Inclusive education are not to words that just mean to educate all. It means that the educator, the student, and all others involved are challenged to give more effort and passion into what they are doing to make sure that EVERY child can be educated to the fullest my any means necessary. There should be NO barrier for any student with a disability or anything else that could keep the student from receiving the best education possible. This is argued that putting kids with special needs in the same classroom as other will help "stimulate the child's linguistic development."(prel.org) Also it gives the child role models to work with and be around. This could have significant advantages in developing the student to become more sociable to society. This affects students with mental health issues, physical health issues, bilingual issues, homeless students, and any other disability that was not mentioned. A couple of characteristics that a school must have to make this process work are parents as partners, problem solving teams, a sense of community, and a common vision. Each one of those are important as the other. When reading over those you can get a feel that it really takes a group effort to make it work but at the same time it does not seem unrealistic. WE ARE ONE I chose this video to show the students side of this topic. The educators are not the only ones who want this change. This is a great video that really reaches out to people and asking for others to help make this necessary change. Fischer. (Producer) (2012). We are one [Web]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com /watch?v=v3hN3GvTknA

Day 30

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Day29

I think Wikipedia is great site to get information for more simple things. I use it more for the purpose of finding quick information for general things. The more general the better chance it being accurate information. I do not use Wikipedia for papers mainly because I am not aloud. I would not let my students use this website because anyone can post on there, although I find myself grabbing something off of there real quick sometimes.

Day 28

I choose to validate http://www.dhmo.org. The page is set up neatly and easy to navigate through theories about Dihydrogen Monoxide Research. There is a lot of links on the front page for buying things which raised questions. The site seemed to be updated very often according to the front page at the bottom. Being a scientific website, one author is not listed but it is copyrighted by Tom Way. Also, there is contact information to contact him. I think this is a legit website after running through this website with the checklist.

Day 27

Today in class I watched a demonstration on how to use steps in finding out whether a website is real or not. ISTE 4. A-advocate, model, and teach safe, legal, and ethical use of digital information and technology, including respect for copyright, intellectual property, and the appropriate documentation of sources. This will help me make sure my students are using proper real information. I do not want my students constantly reading wrong information. If they read it enough, it will start to stick.

Day26

Our class presented different things they can do with a smartboard. I was shocked to find out that people can actually disect a frog via smartboard. I like this a lot because you do not have to use frogs in a classroom. I think that is rather gross, but who knew that we would eventually be able to disect things on a computer.